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Harry Styles -related anything frequently sends social media channels into meltdown. Especially if it surrounds the alternative-friendly One Direction singer’s personal life .
But he probably wasn’t expecting quite the hysteria he would create with his throw-away comment about gender not being particularly important.
Styles was being interviewed alongside bandmate Liam Payne by ODE in a suggestive segment called ‘FourPlay’.
Asked the age-old question of what they look for in a girl, Payne answers: "Female, it’s a good trait."
To which Styles replies: "Not that important."
Cue a deadpan stare and a slight smirk from Payne, before Styles list clichés such as "personality" and "sense of humour".
Perhaps unfairly, and like all members of every boyband that has ever been manufactured into existence, Styles’ sexuality has been the subject of some tabloid scrutiny over the years the group have been active.
"Bisexual? Me? I don’t think so. I’m pretty sure I’m not," he added.
1D: Crazy things Directioners sayShow all 20 1 /201D: Crazy things Directioners say 1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'I'm so jealous of everyone that meets One Direction. Then again if I met Harry I would hyperventilate, suffocate and die so...' - @m_a_g_z_i_e
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'If I ever received a tweet from anyone in One Direction I'd literally die on the spot and I want my obituary and tombstone to blame them.' - @aurosan
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'When I die, I want the One Direction 'Talk Dirty to Me' video displayed at my funeral, on a screen projected over my casket, playing non stop, thank you.' - @zaynlikespayne
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'I cannot speak I want to write the word 'love' everywhere and tell everyone I love One Direction more than anything ever.' - @sneezeharrys
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'I'm in the 'I'm gonna die alone with 8 cats and my posters of One Direction don't breath near me or I'll punch you' mood.' - @nouisteenagers
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'HARRY. YOU ARE NOT A GOD DAMN MAN WHORE. YOU ARE A CUPCAKE. JESUS.' - @daddyslittlelou
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction When 1D were on the cover of GQ magazine: 'The GQ pictures make me want to stab myself in the uterus!' - @ziallsafari
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'I hope that I die before any of the boys in One Direction does cause I will not be able to even move if they go before I do.' - @pokeniall
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction Another GQ response read: 'Holy. C**p. The boys on the cover of GQ magazine. Someone shoot me. Push me off a cliff. Stab me!' - @wafaastalks
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'Person: Why do you love One Direction? Me: Why do you breathe? Person: If I didn't I'd die. Me: Exactly.' - @idrugsharry
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'Don't hate on Louis you f**king a******s or I will shove bleach into your a******s and pull out your eyes with a spork.' - @fxkinlouis
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'When are you in public and a One Direction song comes on and your kidneys rupture and then you die.' - @harryhasbooty
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'If One Direction were falling off a cliff and I could only save one then I'd shoot myself so we could all die and meet in heaven' - @austinrahone
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction ''One Direction is goin' to be the next to break up'. If you don't shut up I will break your neck and pray for you to die.' - @bubblegumniall
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'My friend doesn't like One Direction and I told her that if she said something rude on Twitter she would die.' - @flashing1D
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'Do you ever feel like you want to scream and cry and laugh and smile and die because of One Direction. Because same.' - @chenloves1d
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'When Niall cuddles someone or something and his cheeks do the thing I die.' - @daintyiero
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'My parents always say 'They're gonna die down' and 'You'll grow out of them'. No f**k you I'm getting One Direction tattooed across my face.' - @calumshoran
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'Dear One Direction, you stole my heart but that's okay. I like my boys like I like my tea - hot and British with some Irish creme.' - @torii_rakusx
1D: Crazy things Directioners say One Direction 'Imagine Niall barging into the church and saying 'I OBJECT' to your marriage because he loves you.' - @niamhabitat
In January this year, he was falsely ‘outted’ by a gay nightclub , when his image was used for an event poster titled ‘Closet Party’.
The target audience on the poster was described as being ‘for homosexuals and those who love them’ in one strapline, while the accompanying slogan on the $10 entry fee reads,"Come out, come out, wherever you are."
Or perhaps his most recent comment is simply in relation to his tireless support for the LGBT community.
Styles showed solidarity with Michael Sam , the first openly gay NFL player to come out in the sport, by wearing his shirt on stage during a concert in St Louis.
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